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Regular
Army  |
| 1st
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Singapore. Returned to England and landed at Southampton
on 9 November 1914.
9 November 1914 : attached to 83rd Brigade, 28th
Division.
20 June 1918 : left the Division and moved to France,
landing at Taranto (Italy) 2 July 1918.
16 July 1918 : attached to
151st Brigade, 50th Division. |
| 2nd
Battalion > War
Diary > Hero |
August
1914 : in Dublin. Part of 13th Brigade, 5th Division.
28 December 1915 : transferred to 97th Brigade, 32nd
Division. |
| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Pontefract. Remained in UK throughout the war. |
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| Territorial
Force |
| 1/4th
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Wakefield. Part of 3rd West Riding Brigade, West Riding
Division.
12 April1915 : landed at Boulogne.
12 May 1915 : formation
became 148th Brigade, 49th Division. |
| 1/5th
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Doncaster. Part of 3rd West Riding Brigade, West Riding
Division.
12 April 1915 : landed at Boulogne.
12 May 1915 : formation
became 148th Brigade, 49th Division.
2 February 1918 : transferred to 187th Brigade, 62nd Division, absorbing 2/5th Bn and renamed 5th Bn. |
| 2/4th
Battalion |
Formed
at Wakefield, 30 September 1914.
1 March 1915 : attached to 187th
Brigade, 62nd Division. |
| 2/5th
Battalion |
Formed
at Doncaster, 10 September 1914.
1 March 1915 : attached to 187th
Brigade, 62nd Division.
2 February 1918 : absorbed by
1/5th Bn. |
| 3/4th
and 3/5th Battalions |
| Formed
in home stations, March 1915. Became Reserve Bns April 1916. 1 September
1916 : 4th absorbed 5th Reserve Bn in West Riding Reserve Brigade.
Remained in UK throughout the war. |
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| New
Armies |
| 6th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Pontefract, 12 August 1914, as part of K1.
August 1914 : attached
to 43rd Brigade, 14th (Light) Division.
19 February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| 7th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Pontefract, 12 September 1914, as part of K2.
September 1914 :
attached to 61st Brigade, 20th (Light) Division.
20 February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| 8th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Pontefract, September 1914, as part of K3.
October 1914 : attached
to 70th Brigade, 23rd Division. |
| 9th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Pontefract, September 1914, as part of K3.
October 1914 : attached
to 64th Brigade, 21st Division. |
| 10th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Pontefract, September 1914, as part of K3.
October 1914 : attached
to 64th Brigade, 21st Division.
13 February
1918 : disbanded in France. |
| 11th
(Reserve) Battalion |
Formed
in Hull, October 1914, as a Service battalion, part of K4.
October
1914 : attached to 90th Brigade, original 30th Division.
10 April
1915 : became a second Reserve battalion (after the 4th Bn).
1 September
1916 : became 8th Training Reserve battalion
of 2nd Reserve Brigade. |
| 12th
(Service) Battalion (Miners) (Pioneers) |
Formed
in Leeds, 5 September 1914, by the West Yorkshire Coalowners Association.
May 1915 : attached as Pioneer Bn to 31st Division. |
| 13th
(Reserve) Battalion (Pioneers) |
Formed
in Ripon, October 1915, as a local Reserve Bn.
1 September 1916 :
absorbed into Training Reserve battalions
of 19th Reserve Brigade. |
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| Other Battalions |
| 14th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
November 1916 at Millington. Attached to 216th Brigade, 72nd Division.
Remained in UK being disbanded when
the Division was broken up in April 1918. |
| 15th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
11 June 1918, when the 10th Garrison Guard Bn, recently formed in
France, became the 15th (Garrison) Bn. Renamed on 13 July 1918.
11
June 1918 : attached to 120th Brigade, 40th Division. |
| 1st
(Reserve) Garrison Battalion |
Formed
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in February 1916.
Remained in England until
moving to Ireland in May 1918, where it remained. |
| 2nd
Garrison Battalion |
Formed
at South Dalton in June 1916. Moved to France next month, and joined
4th Army as Army Troops. July 1918 moved to Lines of Communication.
31 July 1918 renamed 16th (Garrison) Bn. |
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